音标：[ri'sesiv]
a. 后退的, 逆行的, 隐性的
n. 隐性性状
【医】 劣势的, 隐性的, 退缩的
在线英汉词典

recessive的短语、例句：

recessive adj 1 (biology 生) (of characteristics inherited from a parent, such as the colour of the eyes or of the hair) not appearing in a child but remaining hidden because of the presence of stronger characteristics （指遗传性状, 如眼睛或毛发的颜色）隐性的, 潜性的. Cf 参看 dominant. 2 having a tendency to recede or go back （倾向於）後退的, 倒退的.